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China's Xi feted in Hungary, the last stop of his European tour

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Ferenc Liszt International Airport in Budapest, Hungary, 8 May, 2024. © via REUTERS - PM Office/Vivien Cher Benko

Chinese President Xi Jinping was given military honours as he visited Hungary on Thursday – seeking a "new journey" with his closest European Union ally amid divisions with the West over the Ukraine war and global trade. It’s the final leg of Xi's first visit to Europe in five years, which started in France.

Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok received Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan with military honours in the courtyard of the presidential palace in Budapest.

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